A 10-year case of giant cell myocarditis highlights emerging concepts in management, including sub-acute presentations, diagnostic challenges, and modern treatment modalities.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights emerging concepts in the management of giant cell myocarditis including sub-acute presentations, challenges in diagnosis, and treatment modalities in the modern era.
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare but often devastating diagnosis. Advances in cardiac imaging and mechanical circulatory support have led to earlier and more frequent diagnoses and successful management. This disease state has wide variation in acuity of presentation, and consequently, optimal treatment ranging from intensity and type of immunosuppression to mechanical circulatory support is not well defined. The following case describes the management of a patient with an unusual presentation of giant cell myocarditis over a 10 year course of advanced heart failure therapies and immunomodulatory support. This case highlights emerging concepts in the management of giant cell myocarditis including sub-acute presentations, challenges in diagnosis, and treatment modalities in the modern era.
Fallon et al. (Tue,) conducted a case report in Giant cell myocarditis (n=1). Advanced heart failure therapies and immunomodulatory support was evaluated. A 10-year case of giant cell myocarditis highlights emerging concepts in management, including sub-acute presentations, diagnostic challenges, and modern treatment modalities.